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SENGA BAY CAPITAL

Senga Bay Capital is a boutique project finance and project development advisory firm specialising in the hospitality industry. We develop and structure hotel and resort projects internationally and help raise capital for them. Senga Bay Capital works with owners, operators, travel companies, investors and lenders.

Senga Bay Capital also works in other sectors, such as FMCG, agribusiness, transport and logistics, where we provide corporate and project finance advisory services. Every engagement is unique and we take great care to understand each situation before recommending solutions.

EQUITY FINANCE

EQUITY FINANCE

Equity financing refers to the sale of shares to raise funds. It’s normally appropriate for companies unable to raise debt financing, already highly levered, early-stage in the company life cycle or as a means of including a strategic partner.

PROJECT FINANCE

PROJECT FINANCE

Project financing is long-term financing based on the future cash flows of infrastructure, real estate, industrial and other similar projects.

The financing plan should include the appropriate sharing of risks and as much certainty as possible.

HOSPITALITY SECTOR SPECIALISATION

HOSPITALITY SECTOR SPECIALISATION

The financing and development of hospitality projects and sale or acquisition of hospitality assets requires industry-specific expert knowledge. This relates to their operational, accounting, financial forecasting, financial modelling and valuation practices.

EMERGING MARKET SPECIALTY FINANCE

EMERGING MARKET SPECIALTY FINANCE

Financing projects in emerging markets present challenges which require modified solutions than those used in the developed world.

Our services include

COMMERCIAL DUE DILIGENCE WORK

COMMERCIAL DUE DILIGENCE WORK

Whether you’re considering a merger or acquisition, we are experienced in commercial due diligence work and can help. Engaging us will help ensure you know what you’re getting yourself into upfront and that the valuation of your business or project, or else your prospective partner’s business or project, is fair and based on information that is transparent to you.

COMPANY AND PROJECT VALUATIONS

COMPANY AND PROJECT VALUATIONS

We are experienced in using a myriad of valuation models, including discounted cash flows, historical earnings and forward earnings. We’re able to provide fair and independent valuations that you’ll be able to use to benchmark and negotiate mergers, acquisitions, business funding and project finance arrangements.

BUSINESS PLAN R&D

BUSINESS PLAN R&D

We have experience in researching and developing business plans, as well as independently appraising them across a wide range of industry sectors, including hospitality, retail, FMCG, airlines, shipping and financial services. We’re able to develop financial models and plans that clearly articulate the vision and the viability of your business or project.

PREPARING INFORMATION MEMORANDUMS

PREPARING INFORMATION MEMORANDUMS

Whether it’s for a private placement or an offer open to the public, we can assist in the preparation of the documents you need to attract investors and lenders and secure equity or debt funding. We have extensive experience in preparing prospectus documents and information memorandums across a wide range of industries, including hospitality, financial services, power and entertainment.

CAPITAL RAISING

CAPITAL RAISING

We can assist in raising both debt and equity for your business or project. We have an extensive network of contacts amongst the DFIs, private equity funds, venture capital funds, HNWIs and banks and can assist in marketing your capital raising project to them, as well as with deal structuring, negotiations and managing the legal processes.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

In the early stages of projects there is often a need to drive results and execute the business plan to a point where there project is bankable or able to attract a dedicated team. We’re able to fill that void and manage the project’s development with the Sponsor’s support and supervision.

Dr. Richard von Kalmar

Dr. Richard von Kalmar

PARTNER

Dr. Richard von Kalmar established Senga Bay Capital in 2014 and has since worked on a long list of projects, predominantly in the development and financing of hospitality projects in the Middle East and Africa, but also in the agribusiness, FMCG and transport sectors. Dr. von Kalmar has over 25 years’ experience in finance and as a management consultant and entrepreneur. He was formerly a Partner at Bearing Consulting, where he worked on corporate finance and project finance assignments across Africa and Europe, a Managing Director at a subsidiary of Fitch Ratings and co-founder of a financial technology firm in South Africa that was sold to SunGard Data Systems. He started his career at Standard Bank and holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School and a Doctorate in Industrial Economics from Cranfield University.
Brendan Gillespie

Brendan Gillespie

PARTNER

Brendan has over 25 years’ experience in the Hotel sector in the UK, Europe and Africa and has led professional teams involved in 61 property acquisitions, with total transaction value in excess of USD750m. He has worked as a Finance Director with both private and listed companies, having been instrumental in the listing of Macdonald Hotels Plc. on the LSE. Brendan has over ten years’ experience in the Hotel industry in Africa, having operated in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, DRC, Cote D’Ivoire, Gabon and Kenya. Between 2011 and 2015, Brendan was employed by Lonrho Hotels, Johannesburg, initially as its VP, Finance and then as its CEO. He is a Chartered Accountant of and holds a BA in Accountancy, as well as an MBA from Strathclyde University and completed the FD as Strategic Partner programme at the Wharton Business School.
Linda Gallo

Linda Gallo

STRATEGY CONSULTANT

Linda Gallo has over fifteen years‘ professional experience in PR and communications. As a senior consultant and account director, she directed German-wide campaigns and public relation engagements for Germany’s top ranked PR agencies, fischerAppelt and Media Consulta. She has also worked for the global network agency, Publicis Consultants. Her international clients in industry, trade and within associations included Generali, the German Portuguese Cork association, Lidl, the U.S. Meat Export Federation, Shell, as well as Israel, Egypt and Turkey as tourism destinations. She is a graduate in Business Communications (M.A.) from the University of the Arts in Berlin.

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